Kongesangen

Kongesangen "The King's song" is a tribute song to Norway's King.[1] It is based on the Englishroyal song "God Save the King" from 1741.[2] The Norwegian author Henrik Wergeland wrote a Norwegian lyric to the English song in 1841 called "Gud signe Kongen vor" It was later rewritten by P. Vogtmann under the name "Gud sign vor Konge god". A simplified version of this was later written by Gustav Jensen.[2]